******After HEARING THE WHOLE ALBUM IN ENTIRETY UNLIKE SOME TOOL I KNOW, I found this very cool. 'Otis' is an awesome track and clearly the standout, but there are no poor tracks like The Blueprint 3. I'm not a huge Kanye person, but Jay remains to be my favourite hip-hop artist at present.Last edited: 27.05.2013 13:33

****I can't remember who said it, but a good thing about this album is that it doesn't sound like either are trying to hog the limelight and it's not awkward to listen to. Instead they compliment each other well, alongside excellent production. My favourites are "No Church In The Wild", "Ni**as in Paris" & "Made In America". Surprisingly solid album.

****Haven't listened to this in entirety too often despite buying it with christmas money back in 2011, I think its largely because of the opening tracks being such a knockout (especially Niggas in Paris) that replaying them takes priority over the rest. Anyway focusing on it more now reveals this is pretty damn solid throughout, with a strong sense of fun and humour amongst all the ego postruing, which makes it a lot more enjoyable than other rappers attempts at the same things, as well as Kanye's usual standards for crafting eccentric and enjoyable productions, there are a few naff moments occasionaly in Jay Z feeling a bit tentative and subdued in his personality as well as one rather tacky song dumped near the end, but this will probably grow up in value the more I focus on it.